Sentences with phrase «of changes we advocate»

The statement draws attention to other countries that have already implemented many of the changes advocated.

This by no means is meant to signal that the other kinds of changes we advocate, such as in the structures that support relationships and decision making in the school, are any less important.

KAPPAN: How do you persuade district staff that if they make the sorts of changes you advocate, they'll see real benefits over the long term?

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Dimon himself has been involved in advocating change, though he was part of the business advisory panel for Trump that was abandoned in the wake of the racial violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Over time, the pipeline took on symbolic value of epic proportions, elevated by environmentalist and energy advocates alike into a proxy battle for climate change.

An advocate of further European integration, he has said the EU door remains open in case the U.K. changes its mind about Brexit.

In an essay for Time earlier this year, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

Many of the policies that Barack Obama has advocated - the Affordable Care Act (ACA), banking reform, and changes to tax rates, the minimum wage, and regulations - make life more difficult for small - business owners.

«This is a much - needed, pragmatic look at U.S. electricity reliability and resilience, including the priority of maintaining critical clean baseload power as electricity markets change,» said Rich Powell, director of ClearPath, which advocates for nuclear and hydropower.

Currently, a victim of identity theft can not change their Social Security number, which is the primary reason why White House cybersecurity czar Rob Joyce is advocating for a new system.

There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that.

«We have a housing shortage, and a large group of people who don't want more housing — often people who already have secure housing, and who get richer if there is a shortage,» says Daniel Oleksiuk, a member of Abundant Housing Vancouver, an organization that advocates for changing zoning practices to build more multi-unit housing.

Consumer advocates and security experts warn that the implementation of the new health - care changes will create opportunities for fraudsters to steal consumers» money and personal information.

A known sceptic of human - induced climate change, advocate of fossil fuels, and critic of several government - run climate programs, the ex governor of Texas» nomination have many involved parties worried.

Thousands of high school students and other gun - control advocates gathered in Washington and across the U.S. Saturday to demand tougher firearms restrictions from an older generation that's delivered little change after years of mass shootings.

Automate as You Go As the size of your eBay - bound inventory grows, you may find that the processes and systems you had in place at the outset no longer serve you as well as you need them to, says Bastos, who advocates changing your system, despite the challenges that come with it.

How far G FarmaLabs goes depends on the Department of Justice changing its classification of marijuana and the end of prohibition nationwide, for which Gonzalez is a public advocate.

Noting that an important goal of the Affordable Care Act is enrolling the uninsured in insurance plans — which will theoretically put more money in doctors» pockets — Jackson said, «As major stakeholders and advocates in this effort, physicians should be educated about how these changes will impact them, their patients and their prospective patients.»

Tillerson, who opposed a «regime change» and an «accelerated reunification of the peninsula,» advocated for diplomatic avenues to mitigate the verbal volleys between the White House and North Korea.

At the time, Handy was in the midst of a major change in the way it brought on new cleaners, or «pros,» as it calls them, a change that Hanrahan had advocated.

Nutrition advocates believe that, regardless of regulatory changes, private sector partnerships forged under Michelle.

In an essay for Time earlier this month, Jay - Z announced that he would be donating to organizations like Color of Change and Southerners on the New Ground to advocate for the release of jailed fathers who have not been convicted of a crime but are unable to afford bail.

The uncertainty of how exactly the SEC is going to regulate the impending rule change has made both advocates and opponents of the lifted ban a bit jumpy.

In her community, where gun ownership is considered a fact of life and a point of pride, she's bravely taking a stand as one of the few voices advocating for change in her area.

Many of the rules changes that large firms advocate would make the utility of a patent right uncertain, according to Conley.

But gun control advocates doubt that Trump really means what he says, after he ran for office warning that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would remove the constitutional right to bear arms and he rode into the White House with the firm backing of the NRA, which opposes most attempts at real change.

In stressing the need to study and consider new approaches to fiscal and monetary policy, I am not advocating an abrupt reversal of course; after all, you don't change horses in the middle of a stream.

In fact, the survey found that the business sector in general is one of the top advocates for sustainable change, almost on the level of civil society.

Of all the global regions, the North American respondents had the lowest confidence in the governmental sector to advocate for sustainable change.

«The youthfulness to our movement is kind of empowering because look at this — look at how much time we have left in our generation's lifetime to advocate for change and to make that change happen,» McNaboe said.

After Fowler's post, Uber investors and longtime diversity advocates Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein wrote an open letter on Medium, noting that «Uber has been here many times before, responding to public exposure of bad behavior by holding an all - hands meeting, apologizing and vowing to change, only to quickly return to aggressive business as usual.»

Rashad Robinson, executive director of online racial justice organization Color of Change, said in a statement late Tuesday that while he applauded Uber's newfound transparency, «the onus is now on Kalanick and Uber's leadership team to prove that all this public soul - searching isn't just a public relations ploy and to work with advocates and experts to meaningfully increase diversity at the company.»

«There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration, but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that,» Mr. Kalanick wrote in an email to employees obtained by The New York Times.

Environmental advocates and Clinton have criticized his stance for underplaying the economic and social risks of climate change.

After changing the company's stance on guns, Stack vowed to be become an advocate and visited Washington in March to meet with members of Congress.

Nevertheless, while the post-1972 federal taxation system bears little resemblance to that advocated in the Carter report, the report's influence is reflected in the partial taxation of capital gains and changes in tax administration.

«We are disappointed to see that Uber has selected a team of insiders to investigate its destructive culture and make recommendations for change,» they wrote in an Medium post published on Thursday, referring to the fact that Holder's firm has close ties to Uber and he previously advocated against fingerprint - based background checks for Uber drivers.

Established to help promote the interests of European businesses operating within ASEAN and to advocate for changes in trade and investment policies and regulations, the EU - ABC raises the profile of European businesses in the region through formal events and high - profile dialogues.

Many policy advocates in Washington are innocently unaware of the magnitude of change that shifting to, say, FICO 9 would entail for the housing agencies, the credit rating firms and for major bond investors.

Together our network shares over 200 million pounds of essential safe quality food annually, provides social programs that help to foster self - sufficiency, and advocates for policy change that will help create a Canada where no one goes hungry.

If you try to change this reality by advocating greater government regulation of the markets then you are part of the problem.

Lighthizer has been a vocal advocate of change at the WTO, and the report detailed several desired changes, including overhauling its mechanism for resolving disputes between member countries.

Early advocates of these type of tax cuts argued that lower tax rates would increase economic activity and thereby revenues. However, thereâ $ ™ s little evidence changes in tax rates, except in more extreme cases, have a major impact on real economic activity.

Together the network shares over 200 million pounds of essential safe quality food annually, provides social programs that help to foster self - sufficiency, and advocates for policy change that will help create a Canada where no one goes hungry.

He is also a passionate advocate for youth, promoting the benefits of work - integrated learning and supporting the development of RBC Future Launch, a 10 - year, $ 500 million commitment to help young people build the skills and capabilities required to succeed in a changing world.

In a highly publicized pushback on flexible work, Yahoo made the move to ban work - from - home options in 2013 — a change the company unveiled in an internal memo that advocated the advantages of «working side - by - side.»

At the same time, the community should advocate for necessary change and self - regulate in areas where there are significant risks of public harm that have not been addressed by current law.

Robinson introduced the Distressed Animals Act in the legislature on Tuesday and was joined by advocates from the BC SPCA in support of the proposed changes.

Politicians who advocate for more bitumen pipelines and LNG exports are making a «have your cake and eat it too argument» because there is no way Canada can meet its climate change commitments under such a scenario says David Hughes, one of the nation's top energy experts.

Mr. Drake is a digital automation advocate for private equity as he lobbied the US Congress on the JOBS Act since 2011 He represented the US Commerce Department at the EU Commission in Brussels & Rome in 2012, was invited to the White House Champions of Change ceremony in Washington, D.C., &, was a speaker at the UK Parliament in 2013.